Title: Nostro Anniversaria

'Label': JEMS/Ev2
Format: 3CD
Source: IEM/AUD mix
Date: June 8, 2003

Location: Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence, Italy

Disc One:
01. Born In The U.S.A. (acoustic)
02. The Rising
03. Lonesome Day
04. Night
05. My Love Will Not Let You Down
06. Empty Sky
07. You're Missing
08. Waitin' On A Sunny Day
09. Sherry Darling
10. Worlds Apart
11. Badlands
12. Out In The Street

Disc Two:
01. Mary's Place *
02. Tougher Than The Rest
03. Jungleland
04. Into The Fire
05. The Promised Land

Disc Three:
01. Kitty's Back
02. Ramrod
03. Born To Run
04. Seven Nights To Rock
05. Glory Days **
06. My City Of Ruins
07. Land of Hope And Dreams (w/ People Get Ready)
08. Dancing In The Dark

* For very short part only audience source
** Beginning only audience source

=============================

Well, well, well, this is unusual. JEMS doesn't know anything about the origin of the base recording, which landed in our laps from an unnamed source several years ago now. It was sent to us as a soundboard and while that seemed preposterous, the mix was more balanced than a typical IEM, even one done from multiple feeds. It also arrived on CD-R with a few odd edits that couldn't be explained. 

But, being the sober-minded folks we are, we finally put it to the IEM test, and low and behold it is an IEM source, as it bears the telltale carrier spike in the 19,000 kHz frequency. But it sure is a nice feed, with the whole band well mixed and clear. Still, the sound was on the very dry side and a bit lifeless, which is why we turned to JEMS' friend Erno to work his magic. He took the excellent audience source of Florence, mixed it with our IEM source and the final mastered version sounds quite nice. The only other European IEM in circulation from 2003 is Gothenburg, so this adds a second to the collection. Samples provided. Please note there are no fades between tracks (for non-CD users).

The show marked Patti and Bruce's 12th wedding anniversary, which gives us our title, spoken as the introduction to "Tougher Than the Rest." The set also included the first-ever Italian performances of "Kitty's Back" and "Seven Nights To Rock." Along with those songs, the highlight here is the material from The Rising, especially the elegiac "You're Missing," which will make you miss Danny even more. I also found the 2003 edition of "My City of Ruins" quite refreshing after the laborious marathon versions on the Wrecking Ball tour. And who can complain about "Jungleland" in the main set. We miss ya, C. 

Special thanks to Erno for his considerable work on this project. It would not have happened without him.

Wayne Darlington for JEMS and Ev2